Crypto Wealth: The 20 Richest in the Sector
A widely-shared list reveals CZ leads crypto's richest at $114.6B, followed by Tether's Giancarlo Devasini at $89.3B, with Tether-linked figures dominating the top five.
What we know
an account on X's list (138K views) shows Tether insiders — Devasini, Ardoino, and van der Velde — collectively controlling an estimated $165B+ in wealth, dwarfing Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong ($9.4B) and even Justin Sun ($8.5B). The concentration of wealth among stablecoin infrastructure operators is a notable structural observation.
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